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kingdom_n	bless_v	father_n	inherit_v	1,819	5	9.6520	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91475	Good tydings for sinners, great ioy for saints; or, A word to the world, and two to those that are chosen out of the world. Wherein is held forth, first, the sweet tenders of grace from the father through the son to all dejected sinners; he invites them, he woes them, he intreats them, nay, he beseecheth them to accept of mercy. In the second part of this book, called, Two words to those chosen out of the world, is spoken to the saints under their severall forms, taking notice first of the things commendable in them: and in the second place reproving them for things amisse among them. With a short prophesie of the downfall of presbyterie, independencie, anabaptismie, vaine notions, free-will. With a brief description of a true church-state, against which the gates of Hell shall not prevaile; it being founded upon a rock, it will stand against all waves and storms, that either men or devils can raise against it. I will give you all one heart, and one way. Then the Lord shall be one, and his name one. / Robert Purnell.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.; Parnell, Robert, attributed name.	1649 (1649)	Wing P542; Wing P4234; Thomason E557_12; ESTC R27528	60,728	77

when thou goest about that duty required and findest thy selfe unable then looke to that same promise And in the apprehension thereof thy soule shall looke up and goe about the worke in the strength not of thy selfe but of the mighty God of grace who hath spoken and will doe it for thee So for Repentance He commands thee to repent Acts 17. ●0 Thou goest about it but findest the worke of Repentance true and unfayned too hard for thee to performe Then turne from this precept to that promise Acts 5.31 And when thou there seest that hee that hath commanded thee to repent even the God of power and truth and that cannot lye hath engaged himselfe to enable thee to the performance thereof wilt thou not bee encouraged Againe He commands thee not to let sin reigne in thee Rom. 6.12 And is not the promise nigh thee ver 14. that it shall not reigne in thee Object Thou wilt say These promises indeed are made to the Elect and to Saints Answ Let that bee granted Yet art thou excluded Canst thou say thou art not elected How wilt thou prove it wilt thou dive into the secret Counsell of God It is too deepe for thee to fathome Doest thou complain that thy wicked life doth evidence it Well Consider then hast thou denyed Christ So did Peter hast thou persecuted Christ did not Paul so And yet for all this were not they elected In a word There is not a man or woman under the whole Heavens can justly or truly say he or shee is not elected of this many reasons and testimonies might be given but I would not be tedious Hee commands thee to love him with all thy heart with all thy strength and with all thy soul Deu. 10.12 and Deut. 30.6 The Lord comes in with his promise saying I wil circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seed to love the lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soule that thou mayest live He commands Col. 3 5. To mortifie thy earthly members which are upon the earth c. And Micah 7 19. he undertakes the worke Hee will subdue our iniquities and cast all our sins into the depth of the Sea 2 Cor. 15.2 The Lord saith by Paul Thou must keepe in memory what is preached unto thee But thou wilt say as most doe thou canst not remember then have recourse to that promise John 14 26. There the Lord undertakes and promiseth to thee saying Hee will teach thee all things and bring all things to thy remembrance whatsoever he hath said unto thee So David Psal 25 5. intreates the Lord to teach him and instruct him in his way And in Psal 25.12 The Lord undertakes the worke and Psal 32.8 The Lord saith to him I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt goe I will guide thee with mine eye And so for all things whatsoever the Lord thy God requireth of thee in any Scripture In the same or another Scripture hee comes in with his sweet and blessed promises of assistance to enable thee unto it He knows right well as saith Jeremiah chap. 10.23 Ehe way of man is not in himselfe it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps In a word consider There bee many of the greatest promises amidst the greatest precepts So Deut. 10.20 Hee commands thee to feare him and Jer. 32.39 Hee comes with a sweet promise saying I will give thee an heart to feare mee and in another Scripture I will put my feare into your hearts Truly friend the consideration of this will sweeten all the commands of the Lord unto thee and it will cause thee to set about what is required in the strength not of thy selfe but of the Lord then goe on and bee strong in him and in the power of his might Now to draw to a conclusion consider these particulars First That if after all these sweete encouragements invitations entreatings perswasions beseechings thou continue still in unbeliefe and will not come to him that thou mayest have life although hee doth protest that him that doth come to him hee will in no wise cast out John 6.37 It is the greatest of thy sinnes and it may be thou shalt heare the Lords voyce changed and telling thee the axe is laid to the root of the tree and hee that brings not forth good fruit shall be hewen downe and cast into the fire Or suppose thou shouldest heare him saying to thee as once he was to Jerusalem Mat. 23.37 Oh Jerusalem Jerusalem how often would I have gathered thy children together even as a Hen gathereth her Chickens but yee would not Behold your house is left unto you desolate Prov. 1.24 25. Because I have called and yee refused I have stretched out my ha●d and no man regarded verse 26. I also will laugh at your calamity and mocke when your feare commeth Reade and well consider that in Heb. 12.16 17. Esau having slighted and undervalued his birth-right would afterwards have repented but could not though hee sought it with teares Therefore to day if you will heare his voyce harden not your hearts Secondly Consider The day is at hand in which all the Nations of the world all the Tribes Kindreds and Tongues under the heavens that now are ever were or shall be I say all both small and great shall be gathered together before the judgement Seat of Christ Math. 25.32.33 34. c. Yea the Sea shall give up her dead and the Grave shall give up her dead Death and Hell shall give up their dead Rev. 20.12 13 14. In another place wee reade that we shall all appeare before the judgement Seat of Christ and all that ever thou hast done good or evill shall be laid open before all the world all thy sins secret and open shall be brought to light and thou shalt bee judged according to thy workes Math. 25.32 33 34 35. Rev. 20.12 13. Then when the secrets of all hearts are laid open if thou art found a beleever in the Lord Jesus Christ and that thou hast made him thy confidence then thou shalt in that terrible day stand up with boldnesse 1 John 4.17 And thy Judge which is thy Saviour shall say to thee as in Matth. 25.34 Come yee blessed of my Father inherit yee the Kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world then shall all teares bee wiped from thine eyes and sorrow and sighing shall flye away there shall bee ease without payne beauty without blemish credit without disgrace in a word thy priviledges and enjoyments shall be so great as the heart of man cannot conceive much lesse his tongue report for thou shalt be like him 1 John 3.2 But if thy name be not writen in the Lambs book if thou continuest still in unbelief and endest thy days with an evill life Oh what a terrible day will this be unto thee 2 Pet. 3.12 The heavens shall be on fire and dissolve the earth also